Madagascar vs East Timor: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
Madagascar
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
East Timor
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Madagascar rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets over time
- Madagascar
- East Timor
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in East Timor, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was East Timor ahead.
Madagascar ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 188 countries.
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About this data
In marriage, women and men keep control over the property they bring in or acquire, and both have equal rights to manage joint assets, with consent required only for major transactions like selling or pledging property.